Photos of Hawaii's Rising Lava Lake

By Becky Oskin, Contributing Writer |
April 28, 2015 03:41pm ET

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Kilauea Volcano's lava lake emerged in February 2010, nearly two years after Overlook crater appeared on March 19, 2008. The crater formed with a blast, erupting on the floor of Halemau'mau' crater atop Kilauea's summit. In years since, the lava lake's surface has never approached the crater rim as closely as it did in April 2015. [Read the full story.]

The lava lake in Kilauea volcano on April 26, 2015. This is the highest the lava lake has reached during the current summit eruption. (Photo credit: USGS)

Becky Oskin covers Earth science, climate change and space, as well as general science topics. Becky was a science reporter at Live Science and The Pasadena Star-News; she has freelanced for New Scientist and the American Institute of Physics. She earned a master's degree in geology from Caltech, a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.